Meaning: Is it the pain of kinship, or the tightness beneath you that hurts?

Context: Distinguish between inner and outer causes — understand your true problem

Meaning: Will you share with the ignorant or drink the sea?

Context: Don't rely on fools — ignorance gives no benefit

Meaning: She who doesn't wait gets no dowry

Context: Patience brings reward — haste ruins opportunity

Meaning: Will you jump at once or move inch by inch?

Context: Asking whether to act boldly or gradually — strategy depends on courage

Meaning: Will you choose what benefits you but harms your son, or what harms you but helps him?

Context: A test of selflessness — good parents sacrifice for their children

Meaning: I don't remember, and I don't bury myself

Context: Forgetfulness excuses fault — humor about human imperfection

Meaning: By day speak only to whom your eye reaches; by night only to whom your hand reaches

Context: Act within your limits — caution ensures safety

Meaning: By day elders gather, by night women gather

Context: Every group has its own time and space — respect boundaries

Meaning: Today I wash my hands, let others tend the camels

Context: A declaration of rest or withdrawal — knowing when to stop

Meaning: It doesn't swing, so what does it lick?

Context: Used to mock laziness — if you don't act, you gain nothing

Meaning: The glutton eventually shows himself

Context: Greed reveals itself — hidden excess can't last

Meaning: You can't trust the mind of a head you don't own

Context: Don't depend on others' judgment — think for yourself

Meaning: There's no head higher than can be reached

Context: No one is beyond reach — power has limits

Meaning: One can't endure a visible head wound or a drawn knife

Context: Obvious danger demands response — don't ignore threats

Meaning: Don't insult another's town while staying in yours

Context: Respect other communities — don't mock what you don't know

Meaning: The one who flies with purpose succeeds; the one who flies with envy fails

Context: Intentions decide outcomes — act from purpose, not jealousy

Meaning: When benefit is given, one doesn't remain poor

Context: Sharing wealth uplifts all — generosity enriches

Meaning: A muddy reed is worse than clean ones

Context: It's better to keep things pure — prevention is better than repair

Meaning: A muddy reed is peeled one at a time

Context: Problems are solved step by step — patience removes difficulty

Meaning: Deceive me once, God curse you; deceive me twice, I blame myself

Context: Learn from betrayal — wisdom comes after the first mistake